About

Education and Training

  • 2006 Postdoc Fellow, Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Department, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, LA, CA
  • 2005 Ph.D., Petroleum Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, USA
  • 2002 Ph.D., Petroleum Geology, China University of Geoscience, Beijing, China.
  • 1995 M. Sc., Petroleum Engineering, Graduate School of Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development (RIPED), Beijing, China
  • 1992 B. Sc., Reservoir Engineering, Daqing Petroleum Institute, Heilongjiang, China

Academic Experience

  • Sept 2015-present, Professor, Lester Birbeck Endowed Chair, Petroleum Engineering Program, Department of Geosciences, Geological Engineering and Petroleum Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, USA.
  • Sept 2011-August 2015, Associate Professor, Lester Birbeck Endowed Chair, Petroleum Engineering Program, Department of Geosciences, Geological Engineering and Petroleum Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, USA.
  • Aug 2006-Aug 2011, Assistant professor, Petroleum Engineering Program, Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology (Formerly University of Missouri-Rolla), Rolla, Missouri, USA.
  • June 2005–July 2006, Postdoc Fellow, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, Ca, USA.
  • May 2002–June 2005, Research Assistant (PhD student), New Mexico Petroleum Recovery Research Center, Socorro, New Mexico, USA.
  • Sept 1 1992–June 1995, Research Assistant (Master student), RIPED, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), Beijing, China.

Other Professional Experience (Industry Experience)

  • May – Aug 2007, Visiting scholar, Energy Technology Company, Chevron, Houston, TX, USA
  • June 2005 – May 2006, Consultant, ChemEOR Inc, Covina, California, USA.
  • June 1999 – May 2002, Director /Registered Petroleum Engineer, Conformance Control Laboratory, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development (RIPED), PetroChina Company Limited (PetroChina, formerly China National Petroleum Corporation), Beijing, China.
  • July 1995 – June 1999, Petroleum Engineer, Conformance Control Laboratory, RIPED, CNPC, Beijing, China.

Awards and Honors

More than 30 Awards have been received from Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), China National Petroleum Company (CNPC), PetroChina, China Society of Petroleum, and Missouri S&T. Representative awards are listed below.

  • 2024 Alfred Wegener Award Winner. By European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers (EAGE), to be honored at 85th EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition, 10-13, June 2024, Olso, Norway
  • 2024 IOR Pioneer Award Winner, Tulsa, OK, 2024.
  • SPE Distinguished Achievement International Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty, 2023.
  • Curators’ Distinguished Professor, University of Missouri System, 2023
  • “A Peer Apart” Award by Society of Petroleum Engineering, 2022
  • Asia Pacific Regional Leader, IEA (International Energy Agency) EOR TCP (Technology Collaboration Program) Award, 2021.
  • Faculty Excellence Award, Missouri S&T Campus, 2021
  • Outstanding Teaching or Outstanding Commendation Award, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 Missouri S&T.
  • Research Energy Award, College of Engineering and Computing, Missouri S&T, 2019
  • Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Awards, Awarded by Marquis Who’s Who, 2019
  • Distinguished member of Society of Petroleum Engineer (same as the fellow of the other society), 2019
  • Member of EU Academy of Sciences, 2018
  • Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Mid-Continent Regional Service Award, 2018
  • SPE Mid-Continent Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty, 2016
  • Outstanding technical editor and reviewer for SPE Journal (2016), Fuel (2018), Journal of Petroleum Sciences and Engineering (2017), Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects (2018), Journal of Molecular Liquids (2018), etc
  • Lester Birbeck Endowed Chair in Missouri S&T, Since 2011
  • Mines and Metallurgy Academy Faculty Award, Missouri S&T, April 2010
  • Top Ten Best Achievements Award for Science and Technology Innovation, CNPC, 2005
  • Golden Award for Science and Technology Innovation, CNPC and PetroChina, 2004
  • Golden Award for Science and Technology Innovation, PetroChina, 2004
  • Golden Award for Science and Technology Development and Innovation, RIPED, CNPC, 2001
  • Winner of Top Ten Best Science and Technology Innovation Award, RIPED, CNPC, 2000
  • Silver Award for Science and Technology Innovation and Transfer, CNPC, 1999 
  • Novel Low-cost Oilfield Development Technology Award, PetroChina, 1999
  • Winner of Top Ten Best Science and Technology Innovation Award, RIPED, 1999
  • Golden Award for Technology Innovation, RIPED, CNPC, 1998
  • Silver Award of Science and Technology Development and Innovation, RIPED, CNPC,1998
  • Top Ten Best Young Researchers, RIPED, CNPC, 1998
  • Silver Award for Science and Technology Transfer, CNPC, 1997
  • Excellent Employee Award, RIPED, CNPC, 1997
  • Excellent Employee Award, RIPED, CNPC, 1996
  • Silver Award for Science and Technology Innovation, RIPED, PetroChina, 1995